Padparadsha sapphire

[RSargent]

Can this type of sapphire be very light pinkish orange as well as more saturated? Have found what I think could be one. What are the black spots I often see in corundum? Hematite? magnetite? It has the oddest cut; as if to save carat weight but has two ugly black spots only seen under 10 x loupe. Help me
my colored rock hound friends!

 

[iLander]

Ugh, pads! There is no real agreement on what is a padparadscha color. AGL has one idea, and every dealer out there has a different idea.

I think this is a good color, in MY OPINION

https://www.pricescope.com/blog/jewel-week-padparadscha-sapphire-ring

The stone came from Richard Wise, and he was a big guru in colored stones (recently closed his shop) and an author of several books (you might want to check Amazon and read up, you might enjoy it!). So, it was also a pad in his opinion. As is this one, on his web archives http://www.rwwise.com/products/id%7C1640

I have no idea what the spots are, but maybe someone will chime in.

 

[RSargent]

Sorry...I know.. Beryllium diffusion and all.. Thank you for going there! I will post pictures soon. Anyone else game?

 

[pregcurious]

There's a thread here about a recent poll of people in the trade for what color a pad is. I was surprised to find out they can be darker than the pads we usually see here on PS. I can't seem to find the thread now. Can anyone else find it?

 

[SouthernSunset]

I read a great article via a thread here I think on pad colors. I cant find it atm sadly. A section in the article showed that all gemologists had different views of what was/wasn't and even showed the spectrum they circled as to how they determine it. I was rather surprised to see how many gemologists and jewelers chose what looked to me to be some VERY pink colors, many that to my eyes looked straight pink.

Personally I like the very narrow range of equally pink and orange stones. And well saturated too. Some can be very close but turned flesh colored in hand which in my extremely-non-expert-slightly-educated feeling, I don't think should ever happen if you pay a premium price for a premium color.

 

[OreoRosies86]

To me this is perfect padparadscha color, but there is no universal agreement!

 

[soberguy]

Here is how I see pads. I really like pink AND orange, no hint of brown.

 

[T L]

This organization that consists of several important gemological labs defined for the trade what a "padparadscha" is. Here is the PDF.

http://www.lmhc-gemology.org/pdfs/IS4_18012010.pdf

There is some argument here on Pricescope as to the comments regarding the fact that these stones must have "low to medium saturation." In any case, buy what you like, and don't pay a premium for the padparadcha name if it doesn't qualify. Any vendor can call a stone "padapradcha," but a qualified lab should also deem it as such.

Here is a somewhat famous image of a padparadcha sapphire.

 

[Edward Bristol]

Yes, ideallly a pad is not screaming-hot-pink.

However if it is, the price will still be high what everevr you call it.

This is a rare case when a 'flaw' (too good saturation) increases the price.

If a sapphire is too strongly saturated to be called a pad by purist, it will still be an expensive rarity.

 

[minousbijoux]

I think this is the thread people were referring to, with the article by Richard Hughes?

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/excellent-article-on-padparadscha.186029/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/excellent-article-on-padparadscha.186029/[/URL]

 

[iLander]

Sorry...I know.. Beryllium diffusion and all.. Thank you for going there! I will post pictures soon. Anyone else game?

What . . . ?

 

[minousbijoux]

Sorry...I know.. Beryllium diffusion and all.. Thank you for going there! I will post pictures soon. Anyone else game?

What . . . ?

I know - I was a bit confused too! RSargent, perhaps you didn't finish your thought?

 

[chrono]

My memory is somewhat fuzzy but didn't the saturation range for what is considered padparadscha increase a few years ago? Meaning a well saturated orange pink or pink orange sapphire is now also considered a padparadscha?